At 8:55 p.m., the night was as dark as water and everything was silent.
Hekou County on the northwest border between China and Annan.
As the French Annan government brazenly closed the China-Annan border trade port on the other side of the border in the middle of last month, demolished two kilometers of railway tracks on the border, and set up a large number of roadblocks on roads and bridges, Laokai (now Lao Kai) opposite Hekou County
The city quickly transformed from a bustling town into a heavily fortified border area.
Although they were not too worried about the Chinese troops fighting the Japanese army daring to cross the border to attack them, under the supervision of the Governor-General's Palace in Saigon and the French colonial headquarters, the Annan army stationed there still built many civil fortifications and used the French army to
The tunnel system that has been renovated over the years in the mountains on the other side of the Red River is deployed layer by layer.
On the 25th, the French Army Headquarters in the French Annan Colony decisively transferred troops from the border with China and went south to Hue to quell the rebellion. Only two Annan light infantry divisions were stationed in Lao Kai, with a total of 12,000 troops. The entire Annan
The long national border with China, including the Guangxi, Yunnan, and Laos sections, shared the remaining 38,000 people, which shows that the defense line is sparse.
In response to this situation, Xia Jian and Gu Changfeng immediately responded tit-for-tat, bringing together the two separate front armies and making full use of the flat terrain of the Red River Valley along the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway and Highway to carry out a large-depth breakthrough and kill them all in one go.
To Hanoi.
At the same time, two of the three mountain divisions of the Southern Yunnan Military Region were deployed to clear out the remnants of the Annan Army on both wings in depth, and then the 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th Divisions of the Armed Police Force, which had recently been stationed on the border between China and Anglia, cooperated with the General Administration
The three *** corps of the Communist Party of China, the Suppression French *** Team and the remaining armed forces and bandit bullies of the Annan Army established effective rule over the liberated areas.
The Anjia Army Headquarters has made a solution. In order to eliminate the factional brand of the army and eliminate the resistance of the people of Annan, the troops entering An'an to fight will all be renamed the People's Liberation Army, and the occupied areas will be called liberated areas.
The *** Corps is a division-level establishment and is divided into four levels: Corps, Detachment, Brigade, and Squadron. It is the same as the Armed Police Force. The Corps is at the division level, the detachment is at the regiment level, the brigade is at the battalion level, and the squadron is at the company level. Its members are mainly composed of
Over the years, he has served in southern Sichuan and western Hunan
, composed of soldiers, outstanding militiamen and propaganda officers stationed in villages, towns and counties in western Guizhou and southern Yunnan. The chief officers at all levels are officials from the Political Department of the Anjia Army, staff officers and officers from the armed forces departments of the governments at all levels under the Anjia Army.
The composition of the militia reserve officers.
The main tasks of the *** Corps, with the assistance of the armed police force, are to take over the French colonial regime militarily, publicize and mobilize the people of Annan, maintain social order, stabilize people's hearts, resume production, unite various parties in Annan, raise food, support the front line, and collect law
Army and Annan Army weapons and equipment and hidden firearms and ammunition.
Once the local military government was established and the *** troops handled the handover, they set off again and continued to repeat the work of taking over the political power and assisting in the formation of a new political power.
From the mouth of the river to Hanoi, it is more than 250 kilometers. Along the way are two-way four-lane concrete roads with high standards. This is a huge change brought about by the bilateral trade between French Annan and southern Yunnan. Now it greatly facilitates the troops to Hanoi
The speed of advance. The battle will start at nine o'clock in the evening, trying to tear through the Lao Kai border defense line constructed by the Annan army in the early morning, and then advance all the way, trying to capture Hanoi, which is empty of troops, before noon tomorrow.
After the troops were stationed in Hanoi, they took a short rest and waited for the fuel and ammunition to be replenished. After everything was ready, the Xia Jian Front could not rest much and had to start operations immediately. The Fourth Group Army and the Fifth Group Army had a total of six motorized infantry divisions, plus the group army directly under the
Troops, marching northward,
Divide and encircle the French and Annan Army troops stationed on the border between Annan and Guangxi. At the same time, the front army is directly under the Guard Army and the Sixth Army to quickly capture surrounding cities. The focus is to capture the Haiphong Port. At that time, the Second Artillery Force will also
Will cooperate with siege operations.
After taking over the coastal defense, the Second Artillery Corps stationed at the mouth of the Red River and the Nanhaikou of Haiphong Port to build fortresses to ensure the absolute security of the Red River Delta.
The fully-replenished Gu Changfeng Front Army will launch operations in the morning the day after tomorrow. Along Highway 1, they will attack Thanh Hoa and Vinh City southward, defeat the French army besieging Hue, and join with the Hue rebels to stabilize the war first.
Between Hue and Da Nang, after the liberated areas have been digested and consolidated, the attack will be launched to the south.
In the tunnel bunker on Betel Mountain behind Hekou County, the headquarters formed by the confluence of the two front armies was brightly lit.
The chiefs and staff members of various departments were busy working non-stop. Only the two generals stood leisurely in front of the lookout of the bunker, chatting quietly while looking at the dark French position across the Red River.
Xia Jian said with some worry: "I wonder if Cheng Guang's people have started to take action... I'm really worried about them. They used more than 5,000 people to deal with 15,000 French troops. They were a little careless."
, it is possible to alert the enemy and turn the sneak attack into a forceful attack. Due to time constraints, the naval officers and soldiers did not carry heavy firepower, but the French army had naval guns to assist in the battle, and then it would be a scene of mountains of corpses and seas of blood...
"If the war develops in this direction, the coastal defense battle I am responsible for tomorrow will become extremely difficult. I heard that the quadruple main guns of two of the warships have a caliber of 330 mm, and the main gun barrel length is 50.44 times the caliber.
The maximum range is 41 kilometers. Once fired, there will be nothing but minced meat within hundreds of square meters. The 150mm cannon of the Second Artillery Corps cannot compare..."
Gu Changfeng was looking at his watch. The general attack was about to begin in three minutes. By then, the opposite side of the mountain would be covered by countless artillery fire. The long-awaited journey of opening up new territories and achieving unparalleled fame would officially begin.
Suppressing his excitement, Gu Changfeng turned his head and comforted softly: "Don't worry, Lao Xia, not only the navy is involved in this operation, but also all the forces of Hongxing Society in Haiphong, plus Mr. Ou's management
How can the unsuspecting French navy be able to withstand the intelligence agency's joint attack for many years? Since the Japanese can attack Sumatra
With the success of the island and Borneo, there is no reason for us to lose to the little Japan who has stolen from us, right? Just wait until tomorrow to take over Haiphong Port safely... Haha, if you can really eat it in one go this time
Once a French fleet is dispatched, our navy will immediately replace its guns with cannons. At least in the coastal areas of Annan, we can be allowed to be arrogant!"
Xia Jian grinned and was about to answer when he saw two combat staff members standing behind him. The entire combat center suddenly became silent. He felt a chill in his heart. Knowing that all the ministries were ready, he waited for himself and Gu Changfeng to give the order.
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Now let’s add some details about Haiphong Port.
On the 19th, a total of 300 special forces members from the Green Fox Brigade, a special task force directly under the Naval Command, disguised as sailors, boarded the ocean-going fleet of the Nanhua Group from Qinzhou Port, Guangxi, and arrived at Haiphong Port on the morning of the 20th.
With the support of the society, he hid in the gangs in the city, waiting for opportunities to destroy the French army's city defenses and coastal defenses, and acted as a surprise soldier when the main force attacked the enemy.
Originally, there was no permanent fleet stationed in Haiphong Port, but on the night of the 25th, a huge fleet consisting of 25 warships and ten transport ships sailed into the port. The fleet actually included many huge ships. The leader of the special agent group, Lu Dongsheng,
The rear admiral made a simple visual inspection and found that the displacement of two of the warships was as high as more than 25,000 tons. He was shocked and immediately sent this situation back to the naval headquarters.
The Naval Command immediately sought help from the Fourth Department, the General Staff and the Ministry of National Security. Neither the Intelligence Department of the General Staff nor the Fourth Department had records in this regard, but the Ministry of National Security found the answer from the routine report of the French intelligence team:
The keel of the newly built battlecruiser "Strasbourg" of the French Navy was laid in November 2034. It was launched in December last year and completed final assembly, service and testing in September this year. The navy is currently working on it.
It carried out acceptance inspection. Also undergoing acceptance inspection were the "Sukow" large cruise submarine, the "Mogador" class "volta" super destroyer and three 1,500-ton conventional destroyers.
In order to better test the performance of the new ship, find deficiencies in time to make up for them, and also to show off force to the colonies in Africa and Asia, French Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Darlan organized this voyage across the Atlantic, Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean.
Hai Phong Port is its last stop.
In addition to six new ships, the fleet has joined the Mediterranean fleet with the battle cruiser "Dunkirk" as the main ship. The fleet includes the dreadnought "Ocean" and the "La Galissonier" class "Glorious"
Light cruiser, "Utopia" class super destroyers "Triumph", "Terrible", "Reckless", three 1,500-ton fleet submarines and nine supply and repair ships.
The fleet left the port of Toulon on October 2. The first stop was Tunisia, the second stop was Algeria, and then it sailed from Morocco, French West Africa, French Equatorial Africa, Madagascar, French Somalia, and several French islands on the South Asian subcontinent.
city, and finally arrived in Da Nang, French Annan.
On Christmas Eve, a large-scale uprising occurred throughout French Annam. The fleet first helped the defenders of Da Nang and defeated the attack of the Hue rebels. Then it joined the troop transport ship departing from Cam Ranh Bay and headed to the North Sea Fang Port for the last leg of this cruise.
stand.
Due to the loss of the deterrence of the Mediterranean Fleet, the Italian fleet has frequently appeared in the southern French seaports recently, harassing the normal navigation and operations of French merchant ships and fishing boats. After learning that the French colonial army has taken control of the Annan War, it will only be a matter of time before victory, Naval Chief of Staff Darlan
The admiral ordered the fleet to return as soon as possible.
Fleet Commander Lieutenant General King Sol has decided to let the boys relax and have a good rest in the past few days. They will return after the New Year and sail directly back to the Mediterranean via the Suez Canal.
Of course, the National Security Intelligence Department did not know much of the above information, but the fat meat suddenly falling from the sky made a large number of people at the naval headquarters red-eyed.
After a group of people from the Naval Command conspired, that night they transferred 4,000 soldiers from the three Marine Corps of the Navy, and also transferred 1,000 soldiers with certain experience in operating large ships from the Poyang Lake Fleet and Xingzi Naval Base, and concentrated them in Lao
Nanchang Airport.
For this purpose, the Air Force Command dispatched twenty An6 large transport aircraft and one hundred Mosquito transport aircraft to participate in the transportation of naval officers.
At three o'clock in the afternoon on the 26th, 1,700 fully armed navy officers disembarked from the plane at Qinzhou Military Airport. After gathering, they rushed to the dock without stopping, then boarded Hongxingshe's smuggling fleet and arrived at Haiphong at midnight.
On the southern coast, landing craft were used to conduct shoal landings.
As of last night, 5,000 naval officers had been sent to Da Loc and To Son counties south of Haiphong City. Dozens of fishing villages here have long been controlled by the Hong Hung Society, and the French army has been setting its sights on Hue.
direction, so I didn’t expect anyone to dare to make small moves under the nose of the powerful naval formation.
The mission of the naval officers tonight is to eliminate 15,000 French naval soldiers without any blood with the cooperation of Hongxing Society and the Ou Group intelligence agency (according to the data, there were 980 French naval bases in Haiphong Port in 1937).
Four ground service personnel, plus a garrison regiment), captured the French navy ships docked in the port intact and occupied Haiphong Port.
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Gu Changfeng and Xia Jian stared at their watches closely. The hour hand pointed to nine, the minute and second hands pointed to twelve, and they spoke almost at the same time: